Newark

Newark’s pancake bell is rung at 11am on Shrove Tuesday to signal that preparations for Lent should begin.

Fortnightly bin collections were forced on the council, the cabinet member responsible for refuse collection has claimed, saying it was inevitable if efficiency savings were to be made.

Preparations for the launch of the twin-bin scheme bordered on farcical after the bins’ German manufacturer failed to produce bins in time for the council’s deadline.

Primary pupils dressed as their head for a day in a surprise gesture to mark his 50th birthday on Monday.

A man died in hospital on Wednesday, two days after being found at his Collingham home with horrendous injuries.

It is three years since foxhunting with dogs was made illegal by Parliament, but the spirit of the country sport lives on.

Two men appeared before Newark magistrates on Friday charged with the murder of Mr Chris Johnson.

There were pancakes aplenty in Newark Market Place on Shrove Tuesday as Beaumond House Community Hospice challenged people to test their flipping skills.

A 78-year-old man slept in his living room for two nights, wrapped in an overcoat, after he was told his broken heating was not an emergency.

There has been a mixed response to consultations over the plans for the supermarket development on the Potterdyke site and the idea of putting a bus station at The Wharf in Newark.

A school site manager ignored a gipsy curse and removed posters advertising a circus yesterday.

Claypole Primary School refused to let regulations and red tape spoil pupils’ fun when they held their annual pancake races on Tuesday.

The Duchess of Cornwall has made a donation to a fund that will aid the families of wounded Servicemen, it was announced this week.

Scouts from the Newark district are appealing for people to help them collect special coins marking the centenary of the Scouting movement.

Despite early scepticism, a home-based scheme to separate recyclable waste from landfill rubbish has been a success.

Volunteers working to secure the future of a community theatre closed after fire safety fears, hope it will reopen this year.

The cost of services provided by Newark Town Council this year are set to rise at nearly twice the rate of inflation.

This year marks 40 years since aircraft enthusiasts realised their dream of establishing a museum to help preserve examples of the area’s aeronautical history.

Newark market was cancelled on Friday after gale force winds were forecast. Many businesses also lost trade after a power cut.

Antiques fair organisers have criticised highway officials who have drastically reduced the number of roadside signs they are allowed to direct customers to the events.